Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Finland
Finland: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 31.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Finland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Finland stood at 31.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Finland peaked at 34.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
That places Finland 6th out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.5% | — |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 25.0% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 30.8% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 31.8% | 34.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Finland?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Finland was 31.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release